Where does “Rumania” come from?
Rumania (Indonesian) comes from Dutch Roemenië, from Spanish Rumania, from Romanian România, from Romanian român, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Rumania (Indonesian): Romanian
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Rumania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Roemenië | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Rumania | Romania |
| 3 | Romanian | România | — |
| 4 | Romanian | român | Romanian; Romanian man |
| 5 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 6 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 7 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |